The making of the fittest

Holt, Sarah, 1956- (Added Author). Carroll, Sean B. (Added Author). Anderson, William A. (Film editor) (Added Author). Herberman, Ethan. (Added Author). Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Added Author).

Summary: "This trilogy of short films has been crafted to engage students with memorable examples of the evolutionary process in action. Each film takes students on an adventure--to the deserts of the American Southwest, to the Antarctic, and to East Africa, where they encounter fascinating creatures and pioneering scientists who have revealed how the fittest are made. Produced by award-winning filmmakers Sarah Holt and Bill Anderson, each film illustrates the role of mutation and natural selection in adaptation"--www.hhmi.com/biointeractive.

Record details

Physical Description: dvd
videodisc
1 videodisc (38 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Chevy Chase, Md. : Howard Hughes Medical Institute, c2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	All films originally produced in 2011. The birth and death of genes based on the story In cold blood: the tale of the icefish by Sean B. Carroll. Human selection and adaptation based on the story A sickle cell safari by Sean B. Carroll.
Formatted Contents Note:	Natural Selection and adaptation -- The birth and death of genes -- Human selection and adaptation.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	For the film Natural selection and adaptation: producer, director, and editor, Sarah Holt; writer, Ethan Herberman; scientific consultants, Sean B. Carroll, Michael Nachman. For the film The birth and death of genes: producer, director, and editor, Sarah Holt; writer, Ethan Herberman; scientific consultants, Sean B. Carroll, William Dietrich, Arthur Devries, Christina Cheng. For the film Human selection and adaptation: producer, director, and editor, William A. Anderson; producer, Julie Crawford; writers, Sean B. Carroll, William A. Anderson, Ethan Herberman, Dennis Liu; scientific consultants, Sean B. Carroll, Anthony Allison.
Participant or Performer Note:	All films narrated by Sean B. Carroll.
System Details Note:	DVD.